The eve of World War II --
The enemy at the doorstep --
Flying before the storm --
The Japanese in the Southern Solomons, May-August 1942 --
Preparing for battle --
The early air war --
Day one, Guadalcanal --
Day one : Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo --
Day two : Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo --
Guadalcanal : hanging on --
Bloody September --
Black October --
A river too far --
War in the outer islands --
The U.S. Army takes over --
The Ke-go Operation.

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Beginning with the events that preceded the battle for Guadalcanal during the Australian defense of the southern Solomon Islands in late 1941, this work details the military preparations made in response to intelligence describing the creation of an enemy air base within striking distance of American supply lines.Ler mais...

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"While not an oral history, [this work] in effect gives us the color and depth of one, while piling on the fruits of research into the Japanese and English language literature." - Kenneth W. Estes, Ph.D., Lt. Col. USMC (Ret)"Ler mais...